Object photograph·C04653a·1927–1931

Stone statue, Arsos VIII-IX (Ar. C.M.)

Stone head of a female figure from Arsos, with wavy hair and a broken neck, photographed against a plain background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04653a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A carved stone head with a rounded face, heavy eyelids, a straight nose and a small mouth, shown on a plain block base. The hair is arranged in wavy bands framing the face and a row of curled locks across the top of the head. The surface is pitted and weathered, and the neck and parts of the hair at the sides are chipped and broken.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Arsos VIII-IX, Ar. C.M.. Stone statue.

Swedish, as on the record

Arsos VIII-IX, Ar. C.M..

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